Chapter 149 Spiritual Stones Are Like Flowing Water
"I didn't expect to meet a guest who can recognize Lieyang Tea today. I am very happy." A crisp voice came, like the sound of spring water, pleasant to the ears.
"No, I only know a little about the tea ceremony, please forgive me..." Gu Yue stood up and looked at the door. His voice suddenly stopped, and his expression looked like he had swallowed an egg raw.
A woman in yellow walked in. She looked only thirty years old. Her eyes were still charming and her skin was very fair. Unfortunately, her cheeks were bloated, and there were three layers of fat at her chin. Her waist was as thick as a water tank, her limbs were round, and her fat feet stepped on the floor, making a "click-click" sound.
"I didn't know that a distinguished guest had come. I am sorry for not welcoming you. My name is Zhuo Lingling. I am honored to be the steward of Changxian Tower. I don't know what the distinguished guest's name is?" The woman in yellow laughed, using standard Central Plains dialect, and looked at Yuan Ming calmly.
Before Yuan Ming could speak, Gu Yue stood up and introduced in a slightly stiff Central Plains dialect: "This is Mr. Yuan from Dajin in the Central Plains. He happened to be traveling here and wanted to buy some things. He knew that our Changxian Building was also from Dajin, so he came here specially to take a look."
Yuan Ming was not disgusted by Gu Yue's self-talk. Instead, he was quite satisfied with his ability to read people's expressions and adapt to circumstances. He knew what to say at the right time and could save him a lot of trouble.
He didn't say anything, but nodded slightly at Zhuo Lingling.
This woman is fat, but her cultivation is quite high. She has reached the peak of Qi Refining. It can be seen that the Changchun Temple behind Changxian Building is extraordinary.
"Haha, it is an honor for this building that Mr. Yuan can come here specially. It is a kind of fate to meet in this foreign land. This building has been in Heiyan City for many years. It is well-known for its high quality and low price. If you want to buy something, you have come to the right place." Zhuo Lingling's smile became more and more intense, and she sat down on the chair opposite Yuan Ming.
The chair creaked, as if it couldn't bear the weight of the woman.
"Your building does have a lot of things, but what I need is also a bit complicated. It will take some twists and turns to search carefully. If Deacon Zhuo can help, it would be great." Yuan Ming then slowly spoke, speaking fluent Central Plains dialect.
"I will do my best and will never let you down. I heard that you want to buy some spiritual materials and elixirs, is that right?" Zhuo Lingling asked.
"Ice attribute spiritual materials, if they are above the middle grade, you will also need black silkworm silk, jade muscle powder, and knotweed flower. For elixirs and talismans, if there is a list, please show it to me." Yuan Ming thought for a while and said.
"Although the three things such as black silkworm silk are not common, they happen to be in the warehouse of this building. I will send someone to get them. As for the ice spiritual materials above the middle grade, although they are rare, our store does have a few. I wonder if you have any specific needs?" Zhuo Lingling just thought for a moment and spoke.
"I can't tell you the details. If it's convenient, can you bring them all for me to see?" Yuan Ming was secretly happy, but he didn't show any emotion when he asked.
The Great Jin Immortal Cultivation World is indeed not comparable to a small sect like Biluo Cave. If we can collect them all at once, it will save a lot of trouble. I don't have much time.
"Okay, then please wait here for a while, Mr. Yuan, and try the Yulu Tea that we collected from overseas." Zhuo Lingling stood up and asked the maid to change the tea sets for Yuan Ming and the others. She bowed to Yuan Ming and went downstairs.
As soon as the woman left, Gu Yue came over and said with a smile: "Brother Yuan, today I have learned a lot. Changxianlou, which usually has a nose on the top of the head, took the initiative to invite you to the private room today. This saves a lot of effort! You really act like a young master of a noble family. Even the steward didn't see anything. However, the things here are not cheap. What high quality and low price are just bullshit." Gu Yue's words obviously contain both true words and some flattery. "Sometimes, things that can be done with money don't need to be bothered and laborious. Spirit stones can be earned again. Time waits for no one!" Yuan Ming took a sip of tea and felt the fragrance refreshing his heart. He said so. "So that's it." Gu Yue suddenly realized. A moment later, the yellow-clothed woman Zhuo Lingling came back. "Sorry to have kept you waiting, Master Yuan. Fortunately, the things are all here. You can take a closer look." Zhuo Lingling smiled apologetically, and her sleeves brushed across the table in the private room. Seven boxes of different sizes and materials appeared on the table.
Zhuo Lingling pointed with her fingers, and the three wooden boxes on the left hand side opened automatically.
Yuan Ming glanced at the three boxes, and found that the three boxes contained the three spiritual materials: black silkworm silk, jade muscle powder, and knotweed flower.
These three spiritual materials are of excellent quality and have a lot of weight, enough to refine the Thousand Machine Mask twice.
Yuan Ming looked at the remaining four boxes, each of which contained an ice spiritual material.
A translucent green stone box contained a piece of jade, which was the ice soul stone just seen below. The other three boxes contained a black round stone, a blue flower, and half of a white jade ruyi.
The ice soul stone, the black round stone, and the blue flower all exuded an amazing cold air, but the white ruyi had no special aura at all, as if it was an ordinary object.
"Allow me to introduce these four ice spiritual materials to Master Yuan. The white jade is called Ice Soul Stone, which was born at the bottom of an extremely cold ice pond. The black round stone is called Cold Iron Stone, which not only contains strong cold air, but also has a hard texture. It is a good material for refining magical instruments. The blue flower is called Nine Cold Flower, which cannot be used to refine instruments, but is an excellent material for refining cold-attribute elixirs." Zhuo Lingling explained one by one.
"What about this half piece of Ruyi? It looks like a fragment of a magic weapon." Yuan Ming nodded without comment, but his eyes were looking at the last white Ruyi.
"Mr. Yuan guessed correctly. This thing is indeed a fragment of a magic weapon. It is made of Yin jade. But you can rest assured. The rune aura in this jade Ruyi has been completely dissipated, and there is no other material mixed in it. It can be used directly as a pure spiritual material." Zhuo Lingling hesitated and said.
"What is Yin jade?"
Yuan Ming seemed to have seen this material in the Strange Stone Record. There are too many contents in the Strange Stone Record. Many materials only have a name and a general property, but the details are not recorded in detail.
"Yin jade is a special cold attribute spiritual material. It not only contains strong cold air, but also contains strong Yin energy. Although this thing is only a medium-grade spiritual material, the magic weapon refined from it is not inferior to the top-grade magic weapon. Our store is worried that the Yin energy in Ruyi will hurt people, so we put a seal on it, which makes its Yin energy invisible." Zhuo Lingling explained.
"I see, can I pick it up and take a look?" Yuan Ming asked.
"Of course, you can, but be careful not to let the Yin Qi invade your body. Long-term contact can easily hurt your soul." Zhuo Lingling reminded.
Yuan Ming agreed and grabbed the white Ruyi.
A very cold breath came out of the Ruyi, freezing his fingers numb. He hurriedly used his magic power to protect his fingers, and then picked up the Ruyi.
Yuan Ming looked at the object carefully, and the more he looked, the more satisfied he was.
Compared with the cold and icy spiritual materials such as the Ice Soul Stone, this Yin Jade has a more sinister and treacherous feeling. Ordinary cultivators are indeed easily hurt by contact with it, but he doesn't care, after all, there is a mysterious incense burner.
"Mr. Yuan seems to have made a choice, but I have said in advance that the Yin Qi in this Yin Jade is too strong and has become sinister, and the owner of the magic weapon will also be corroded by it. If you want to buy this thing, you need to find a way to deal with it first. If this thing leaves this building, according to the rules, it cannot be returned or exchanged." Zhuo Lingling reminded with a serious tone.
"Thank you for the reminder, Steward Zhuo, but I don't know how many spiritual stones this Yin Yu Ruyi costs?" Yuan Ming touched his nose and asked.
"To be honest, this Yin Yu Ruyi was bought from other places at a high price. Since you are here for the first time, let's treat it as making friends. I will give you the cost price of 100 spiritual stones. As for the three materials, a total of 60 spiritual stones." Zhuo Lingling smiled again and said.
"Okay." Yuan Ming agreed without bargaining.
The price of the three spiritual materials for refining the Thousand Machine Mask is reasonable. The Yin Yu Ruyi is almost twice as expensive as other medium-grade spiritual materials, but considering the efficacy of this thing, it is worth it.
In the following time, Zhuo Lingling took out the list of elixirs and talismans in Changxian Tower. After Yuan Ming selected them, he felt mixed emotions.
The good news is that the elixirs and talismans in Changxian Tower are indeed extraordinary, far from being comparable to those in Biluo Cave. The bad news is that the prices of these things are also much more expensive. He wants this and that, and found that if he lets go of the selection, the previous more than 600 spirit stones can't buy much.
After some consideration, Yuan Ming bought ten bottles of elixirs and more than 30 talismans in one go under Gu Yue's envious eyes.
Among them, three bottles of healing elixirs are not inferior to flesh and bone elixirs. When facing the enemy, especially when participating in the Bailuqiu Alliance, they can increase their ability to continue fighting and survive. There are also five bottles of Peiyuan Dan that can accelerate the cultivation of Qi Refining cultivators and two bottles of Lianfu San that can strengthen the body.
As for those talismans, most of them are attack-type, including primary and lower-level talismans such as "Rocket Talisman" and "Wind Blade Talisman", as well as mid-level talismans such as "Thunder Talisman" and "Fire Snake Talisman". The former is two to three spirit stones each, and the latter has suddenly risen to eight to ten spirit stones, which really hurts Yuan Ming.
This is still good. The remaining defensive auxiliary talismans such as "Green Light Shield", "Giant Power Talisman" and "Vajra Talisman" are more expensive at the same level.
However, Yuan Ming knows that these are worth it. Through talismans, he can cast spells that he does not master, and it is faster and more convenient to activate, almost without the restriction of mana. This is the only way to improve strength in a short time.
In addition to the previous spiritual materials, Yuan Ming spent nearly 500 spiritual stones at once. If he did not want to keep a medium-grade spiritual stone, he would have spent it all.
"It's really like digging a well to make money, and spending money is like running water." Yuan Ming sighed in his heart.
He just saved up 600 spiritual stones, and spent most of them in a blink of an eye. Fortunately, he had bought everything he should buy.
It feels good to have spiritual stones.
It feels even better to spend spiritual stones.
Now that the spiritual stones have been spent, this trip to the market should end.